kula shakerz 2014-01-10 0 comments
Have a deactivated Final Fantasy XIV account? Good news! Square Enix have announced that players will be able to return to the game and explore the realm of Eorzea this weekend for free. The event starts on Saturday January 11th 2014 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends on Monday January 13th 2014 at 12:00 a.m. (PST). If you haven't installed...
kula shakerz 2014-01-08 2 comments
There has been a rumours floating around lately that the next Hitman game had been cancelled. This was all put to rest yesterday as Square Enix announced that their subsidiary, IO Interactive, is currently working on a new game in the Hitman series for PC and next-gen consoles while Square Enix Montreal will be developing mobile games related to the...
kula shakerz 2014-01-08 4 comments
Square Enix has just released the third and final part of their "Inside The Square - The Making of Lightning Returns" series. In this episode the development team discuss The Doomsday Clock, open-world exploration, the design of Nova Chrysalia, and what it's like working with the game's Director, Motomu Toriyama. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was released in Japan on...
kula shakerz 2014-01-06 2 comments
Drakengard director Taro Yoko (also known for directing Nier) recently told a fan on Twitter that he would like to release the next game in the series on the PlayStation 4. There's just one problem. The team doesn't have the money required to start developing games for the PlayStation 4. @DragonKiddo1 Thank you for your message. I hope to make...
Brendan 2014-01-03 5 comments
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2. It was the sequel nobody asked for to the blockbuster game that galvanized the fans of the franchise. After Square Enix stoically endured the varied reactions to the previous installment, FINAL FANTASY XIII, the company decided to revisit the world and mythology of Gran Pulse in an effort to prove to gamers everywhere that the FINAL FANTASY...
kula shakerz 2014-01-02 7 comments
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida has posted a new year's greeting where he talks about what's in store for the game in 2014. The first bit of news is that the beta testing of the PlayStation 4 version of the game will start on February the 22nd (same day as the Japanese PS4 launch)....
kula shakerz 2013-12-30 4 comments
Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster has been out in Japan for a few days now and the complete list of PSN trophies is finally available. Did you enjoy the Lightning Dodger mini game last time? Good news! There's a trophy for that. Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster is scheduled to be released for the PlayStation 3 and...
kula shakerz 2013-12-29 6 comments
The Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD remakes are out in Japan and YouTube user m00sicianEN has uploaded the first two hours of gameplay from the PS Vita version. The European and North American versions are still three months away from release so this will give you a chance to see if its worth pre-ordering or not.
kula shakerz 2013-12-28 3 comments
Earlier this year Square Enix registered the trademark Lara Croft: Reflections. Little was known about what kind of game it was and which platform it would be for until now. Lara Croft: Reflections is a free-to-play card battle game for iOS where players must hunt artifacts, combine weapons and battle enemies using cards. Multiplayer is supported, with group raids on...
Brendan 2013-12-24 4 comments
FINAL FANTASY XIII. It’s a game that hardly needs an introduction, even four years after release. It was hotly anticipated. Wildly hyped. And, in the end, deeply controversial. In the thirteenth year of the new millennium, it’s only appropriate that we take undertake a retrospective review of one of the PS3’s most defining games just as Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy...
Xin 2013-12-22 2 comments
SquareEnix have released a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix for this year's JumpFESTA, currently going on over in Japan. As previously announced, this new collection (exclusive to PS3), will contain two playable titles (Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix & Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix) and a collection of remastered cutscenes (Kingdom Hearts: Coded). Check out...
kula shakerz 2013-12-21 5 comments
Earlier today, Square Enix released the first trailer of their Final Fantasy VI remake for iOS devices. While its hard to tell because of the low quality of the trailer, it does seems like they have updated the graphics a bit and replaced the old 16-bit sprites with new ones. No definite release date has been given but it will...
Brendan 2013-12-21 3 comments
Square Enix is putting its trove of iOS games on sale until January 5, 2014. These titles include acclaimed remakes of the first five Final Fantasy games in addition to original content like The World Ends With You: Solo Remix and Chaos Rings. It's a welcome move on the part of the company, whose content typically retails at prices that...
kula shakerz 2013-12-18 5 comments
Square Enix has released a new Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII trailer where walk you through story elements, character customizations, the new battle system, and a bunch of other new things. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the last instalment of the Nova Chrysalia series and it'll hit the shelves on 2014-02-11 in North America and on 2014-02-14 in Europe....
kula shakerz 2013-12-18 0 comments
A team of fans and modders have just released an unofficial Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod that adds the ability for hundreds (if not thousands) of people to have a blast and wreak havoc on the tropical island of Panau. The mod has been in beta for a while now but it was officially released yesterday. Even better, Square Enix...
kula shakerz 2013-12-17 2 comments
Square Enix just announced that they have re-released the classic Tomb Raider game from 1996 for iOS devices. They claim to not have changed the game at all and that it'll feel just like playing the original. Even better, the game doesn't have any micro transactions! The game costs £0.99/$0.99/€0.89 and is available today on iTunes/App Store for both iPhone...
kula shakerz 2013-12-16 1 comment
Today it was announced that the Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster for the PlayStation Vita will be released on the same day as its PlayStation 3 counterpart. The package will include both games in one package, with Final Fantasy X HD Remaster on the PlayStation Vita gamecard and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster accessible via a redeemable download code...
kula shakerz 2013-12-16 1 comment
Square Enix has announced that they'll be holding a concert at London's historic LSO St. Luke's Jerwood Hall on February 2nd 2014. The music is arranged by the producers of the live orchestra performance phenomenon Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy and will include a special performance of Final Fantasy VI: Dark World, featuring composer Nobuo Uematsu as keyboard soloist...
The EU SquareEnix store has an interesting promotion going on for the holidays. The SquareEnix Christmas Surprise is a mystery package filled with a value of over £50 of gifts for the super low price of only £4.99. The catch? it is truly a surprise, the only known fact is that it's a package of four games. Which games? No...
Last time we talked about Final Fantasy XIV, we showed you a video featuring some of the upcoming changes in the upcoming Version 2.1 patch. Today, SquareEnix has released the version's patch notes that get into an insane amount of detail. We won't cover it all here, but you'll find info on PvP, new dungeons & quests, changes to character...